as in to solve
to find an answer for through reasoning
tried to dope out the answer from the little information we had been given
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To solve the problem, the researchers used AI to generate variations in environmental conditions during robot training.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026 -
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that includes $1 million in funding to solve nonfatal shootings.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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However, his finances began to unravel in the late 2000s, largely due to heavy spending on real estate, rare collectibles and other high-cost purchases.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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When the dreams start bleeding into real life, Charlie — who fancies himself an amateur detective — convinces his brother and friends to investigate Lorcan’s mysterious origins, a thread that soon unravels an entire secret fantasy world kept under wraps by the elders of the island.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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In my case, that often means answering questions about trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns, and the labor-intensive world of turfgrass management.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2026
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These are questions that absolutely need to be answered.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Typically, those reviews have been resolved quickly, but standard times started stretching longer starting around August 2025, the association said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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“Dope (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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